National Waterways Conference Annual Meeting Portland, Oregon September 8, 2006 National Waterways...

National Waterways Conference Annual Meeting

Portland, Oregon September 8, 2006

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Ellen J. Johnck Executive Director

BRINGING PARTNERS TO THE TABLE FOR REAL RESULTS



The Bay Planning Coalition’s mission is to advocate the balanced use and regulation of San Francisco Bay- Delta resources to ensure the economic prosperity and environmental protection of the region.

The Bay Planning Coalition’s mission is to advocate the balanced use and regulation of San Francisco Bay- Delta resources to ensure the economic prosperity and environmental protection of the region.



Partners

• BPC members=maritime, builders, local government, labor, recreation, professionals

• Organization alliances: finance, chambers of commerce, manufacturing, sewer districts,flood control, technology

• Federal, state and local agencies: USACE, EPA, USFWS, NOAA, Ca Fish and Game, state and regional water boards, Bay Conservation & Dev Comm

• Building on mutual responsibility for the economy + environment + quality of life.



BPC Case Studies•LTMS and Environmental Windows

•Wetland Restoration and Reuse•Saving Maritime Access to Deep Water•Regional Air Quality-Goods Movement

Strategy

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San Francisco Estuary



Real Results--LTMS• 40% ocean-40% upland-20% in-Bay • Port of Oakland -42’ + -50’ deepening• Coordinated permitting office (DMMO)• TMDL Mercury Water Quality Plan—

dredging is not a loading to the Bay• Delta LTMS—navigation, flood damage

reduction, water conveyance, ecological improvement,



LTMS and Environmental Windows

• Mission: Dredge and Protect Endangered and Threatened Species

• Not wholly a us vs. them but a planning issue

• Assess dredging impacts on species



81 dredging projects approved annually (4-5 mcy) within specified windows

Received Congressional funding for LTMS and science studies ($3m) under federal O&M appropriations

Selected for NOAA’s Marine Transportation Partnership Program—Best Management Practices

Building trust among agencies and stakeholders and keeping all at “the table”

Real Results—Environmental Windows



Real Results—Wetland Restoration and Dredged Material

Reuse

Sonoma Baylands, Montezuma, Hamilton Army Airfield, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration, Bair Island



Regional Air Quality-Goods Movement Strategy

California Air Resources Board adopts 67 measures to reduce marine emissions to 2001 levels by 2010

Ports, railroads, ships, trucks, cargo-handling equipment are targets

Health risk assessmentsPublic role—environmental justice, labor

industry, local government



Real Results – Air Quality (pending)

Organizing the planning and funding framework Establish shared goals Linking goods movement with air quality

improvements is vital Key stakeholders: Transportation agencies, ports,

and goods movement (container, bulk commodities including petroleum) industries, community, state and local air regulatory boards, local government)

Port of Oakland demonstration; next Bay area



Saving Access to Deep Water• Balancing land use along waterfront

• Going, going… gone

• Buffer zones

• Engaging industry for strong advocacy

• Options for trading public trust and public dollars



Real Results—Saving Access to Deep Water (pending)

Assemble local advocacy cluster groupExpand to include community and local

government stakeholders focused on local land use plan and buffer zone

Establish shared goalsIntegrate with regional economic

development planning for maritime trade and commerce



Real Results—Integrating environmental stewardship with

economic development

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